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(No Model.)

J. W. BURROWS.

PLOW.

No. 329,008. Patented Oct. 27; 1885.

Attorney? UNITED STATES PA/rem Urricn.

JOHN w. BURROWS, on WHITE MILLS, KENTUCKY.

PLOW.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,008, dated October 27, 1885.

Application filed August 7, 1885 Serial No. 173,862. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. BURROWS, a citizen of the United States, residing at White Mills, in the county of Hardin and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Flows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in plows; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention adapted for use as a cultivator. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same adapted for use as a coverer and roller. Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of one of the plow attachments. Fig. 4 is a'detail view of the roller.

A represents the beam through which, at a suitable distance from its rear end, passes a pivotal bolt, 13, both ends of which are screwthreaded and project for a suitable distance beyond opposite sides of the beam.

To the rear end of the beam are secured a rearwardly-inclined brace-bar, O, which is made fast to the beam by metallic plates D, which are bolted on opposite sides at its lower end, and extend downwardly below the under rear end of the beam, and are also bolted thereto, making in effect a jointed standard, fora purpose hereinafter explained. In the lower depending ends of these plates are made aligned bolt-openings for a pivotal bolt, E.

On the under side of the beam, below the bolt B, is bolted a plate, F, the rear end of which is bent downwardly from the beam, and is provided with an opening, G. This plate F is secured to the beam by bolts H, the upper end of the rear one of which passes through the horizontal central portion of a U-shaped bracket, I. The vertical arms of this bracket are provided with the series of openings K.

A pivotal bolt, L, passes transversely through the upper end of the brace-bar O, and extends on each side thereof, and on these extended portions of the bolt are pivoted the handles M. Sleeves N are placed on the bolt between the handles and the brace-bar. The

lower ends of the handles are provided with slots m, through which passes a bolt, 0, that also passes through aligned openings in the vertical arms of the bracket I, and thus secures the handles thereto. By reason of the series of openings in the bracket the free ends of the handles maybe adjusted to any desired height, as will be readily understood.

P represents a metallic cross-bar that is bolted centrally to the upper side of the beam, about midway between the bolt D and the front end of the beam. The ends of the crossbar are reduced and threaded.

R represents bolts which are provided with eyes 1" at one end and have their opposite ends threaded for a suitable distance. These bolts are secured to the cross-bar by passing the eyes of the bolts over the projecting ends of the bar,and on the latter,outside the bolts, are secured the rear ends of brace-bars S,the front ends of which are secured on opposite sides of the beam by a transverse bolt, 8.

On the ends of the bolt B are pivoted the upper ends of the plow-standards T, between which and the beam sleeves U are placed on the bolt, so as to keep the standards ata suitable distance from the beam on opposite sides thereof. Nuts u are then screwed on the ends of the bolt to prevent the standards from sliping off. Shovel-points U are attached to the lower ends of the standards in the ordinary way. Slots u are made near the lower ends of the standards, above the shovels, and through these slots are passed the free ends of the bolts R. Clamping nuts r are then screwed on the bolts on opposite sides of the standards, by means of which the latter may be secured at any angle so as to cause the shovels to work at any desired depth.

On the bolt E, under the rear end of the beam, is pivoted the upper end of a standard, U that is similar to the standards U, and is likewise provided with a shovel-point.

A bolt, R, having a hook, T at one end,'is

rehooked to the opening in the plate F, and the threaded end of said bolt is passed through a slot in the standard, and thelatter is clamped at any desired adjustment by clamp-nuts on the bolt, as before.

Thus equipped the plow is adapted for use as a cultivator, having three shovel-plows, as shown at Fig. 1.

W represents turning-plows, which'may be substituted for the shovel-plows on the sides of the beam. One of these turning-plows is a right-hand and the other aleft-hand plow, and they can thus be used either to throw the furrows outwardly toward the growing plants or inwardly therefrom by reversing the plows,so as to form a ridge. When thus used the plow is adapted for covering seeds, and the shovel at the rear end of the beam is then taken off and replaced by a roller, Y.

A plow thus constructed is adapted for a variety of uses, is light, cheap, and simple, is strong and durable, and will be found a valuable implement on any farm.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The-combination, in aplow, of the jointed standard G, the beam having the transverse bolt or bar B, the crossbar P, the bolts'R, having eyes pivoted on the bar P,the brace-bars S on the ends of bar P and bolted to the beam,

cure them together, the lower ends of said plates depending below the beam and having a pivotal bolt for the attachment of a removable plowstandard or of a rollercarrying frame, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

. JOHN W. ZBURROWS.

Witnesses:

W. H. .MARRIATT,

CHAs. W. YOUNG. 

